The in-house designed patient-specific implants combined with navigation systems in orthognathic surgery: a case series of three patients
Issued Date
2025-08-31
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22347550
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22345930
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105016376212
Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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51
Issue
4
Start Page
237
End Page
245
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Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Vol.51 No.4 (2025) , 237-245
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Kasemsarn W., Thongngam T. The in-house designed patient-specific implants combined with navigation systems in orthognathic surgery: a case series of three patients. Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Vol.51 No.4 (2025) , 237-245. 245. doi:10.5125/jkaoms.2025.51.4.237 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/112272
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The in-house designed patient-specific implants combined with navigation systems in orthognathic surgery: a case series of three patients
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Abstract
Objectives: This case series aims to describe the virtual surgical planning process and report the surgical outcomes of in-house-designed patient-specific implants (PSIs) combined with navigation systems in orthognathic surgery. Patients and Methods: Three patients undergoing two-jaw surgery were assessed across pre-surgical planning, surgical execution, and post-surgical evaluation phases. The accuracy was evaluated between the surgical plan (T0) and immediate post-operative three-dimensional (3D) radiographic image (T1) using 2 methods: bone surface comparison and dental landmark comparison. The stability was assessed between T1 and 3D radiographic image at 9 months after surgery (T2) by Bone surface comparison method. Results: The accuracy assessed by Bone surface comparison shows that green areas (deviation between 0.0-0.4 mm) were mostly observed in the anterior region of the Le Fort I segment. The average deviations of dental landmark comparison are as follows: in the left-right direction, 0.28±0.41 to the right; in the anterior-posterior direction, 0.13±0.48 to the posterior; and in the superior-inferior direction, 0.37±0.39 to the inferior. The stability assessed by bone surface comparison shows the green area in two of three patients, indicating minimal post-surgical changes. Conclusion: The in-house-designed PSIs combined with navigation systems can achieve accuracy and stability in orthognathic surgery.